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|"The More the Merrier" (1943)<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1189824-december-2019/0?m4=</ref>
 
|Cineric
 
|"blending of duplicate and original picture negative to eliminate damaged frames"
 
|Sheri Eisenberg
 
|Rita Belda, SPE’s vice president for asset management
 
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|"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923)
 
|"primary element was scanned, dry-gate, on an Arri scanner"<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1189824-december-2019/0?m4=</ref>
 
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|Peter Schade
 
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|"Patton" (1970)<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1189824-december-2019/0?m4=</ref>
 
|65mm original negative scanned at 8K by FotoKem
 
|"the team at FotoKem began with addressing flicker, dust, dirt and damage on the negative"
 
|Kostas Theodosiou grading in Resolve
 
|Andrew Oran, SVP and GM of feature sales and marketing
 
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|"It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963)<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-its-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-in-blu-ray.306560/page-4</ref>
 
|FotoKem 65mm scan via Imagica XE
 
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|"Gladiator" (2000)<ref>https://www.studiodaily.com/2011/04/colorist-lou-levinson-on-restoring-and-sometimes-re-thinking-movies-with-the-baselight/</ref>
 
|"original camera negatives were scanned at 6K on a Northlight scanner"
 
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|Lou Levinson on  Baselight 8
 
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|[https://amzn.to/30iB1yR 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"Saving Private Ryan" (1998)
 
|"original camera negatives were scanned at 6K on a Northlight scanner"
 
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|Lou Levinson on  Baselight 8
 
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|[https://amzn.to/2UlADeU 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"The Graduate" (1967)
 
|"Deluxe Culver City scanned the 35mm original camera negative on a DFT Scanity in 4K resolution"<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/749700-november-2016/27?m4=</ref>
 
|"dirt, debris, scratches, splices and warps were manually removed by a team at The Criterion Collection in New York City using Digital Vision Phoenix and MTI Correct."
 
|Joe Gawler
 
"If we need The Graduate in HDR, I can change the output display to 1000 nits and not lose the work I did for the Rec. 709 master"
 
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|"King of Jazz" (1930)
 
|negative "scanned by Cineric New York on a modified Oxberry"
 
"nitrate prints were scanned by Prasad in Burbank with a DFT Scanity and by Universal with an ArriScan outfitted with a special transport and wet gate."<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/749700-november-2016/27?m4=</ref>
 
|"Universal team performed extensive dirt removal, scratch repair and image stabilization with a host of tools, including HS Art’s Diamant for stabilization and de-flicker, and Digital Vision’s Phoenix for auto-filte"
 
|Mike Holgate
 
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|"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)<ref>https://www.cinematheque.fr/seance/24589.html</ref>
 
|"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)<ref>https://www.cinematheque.fr/seance/24589.html</ref>
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|[https://amzn.to/3dpL3Ss 4K UltraHD]
 
|[https://amzn.to/3dpL3Ss 4K UltraHD]
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|"The Invisible Man" (1933)
 
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|Technicolor Creative Services Director of Restoration Services Tom Burton<ref>http://cinelicious.tv/tag/michael-daruty</ref>
 
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|"Jaws" (1975)
 
|"Jaws" (1975)
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|[https://amzn.to/2BiiGaw 4K UltraHD]
 
|[https://amzn.to/2BiiGaw 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1956)
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|"The Invisible Man" (1933)
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|Technicolor Creative Services Director of Restoration Services Tom Burton<ref>http://cinelicious.tv/tag/michael-daruty</ref>
 
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|Scott Ostrowsky
 
|[[Grover Crisp]]
 
|[https://amzn.to/2Bouo3A 4K UltraHD]
 
 
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|"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)
 
|"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)
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|Scott Ostrowsky
 
|Scott Ostrowsky
 
|[[Grover Crisp]]
 
|[[Grover Crisp]]
|[https://amzn.to/3dwfiXJ 4K UltraHD]
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|"The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1956)
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|Scott Ostrowsky
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|[https://amzn.to/2Bouo3A 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"Taxi Driver" (1976)
 
|"Taxi Driver" (1976)
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|Scott Ostrowsky
 
|Scott Ostrowsky
|[[Grover Crisp]]
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|"The Doors” (1991)
 
|"The Doors” (1991)
 
|original negative, scanned in 4k 16 bits on ARRISCAN at Fotokem US<ref>https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/cannes-classics-2019-alfonso-cuaron-the-shining-1202128389/</ref>
 
|original negative, scanned in 4k 16 bits on ARRISCAN at Fotokem US<ref>https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/cannes-classics-2019-alfonso-cuaron-the-shining-1202128389/</ref>
|Restoration managed by L'Immagine Ritrovata in Italy
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|Restoration managed by Imagine Ritrovatta in Italy
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|“The Shining” (1980)
 
|“The Shining” (1980)
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|Sheri Eisenberg
 
|Sheri Eisenberg
 
|[[Grover Crisp]]
 
|[[Grover Crisp]]
|[https://amzn.to/3cvjOEK 4K UltraHD]
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|"Ben-Hur" (1959)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1BsqMsAUQ</ref>
 
|"Ben-Hur" (1959)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1BsqMsAUQ</ref>
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|"Doctor Zhivago" (1965)
 
|"Doctor Zhivago" (1965)
 
|scanned the original camera negative at 8K resolution<ref>http://iwantmytwodollars.com/2011/12/interview-ned-price-rita-tushingham-doctor-zhivago-remastered-blu-ray/</ref>
 
|scanned the original camera negative at 8K resolution<ref>http://iwantmytwodollars.com/2011/12/interview-ned-price-rita-tushingham-doctor-zhivago-remastered-blu-ray/</ref>
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|"Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)
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|"To Catch a Thief" (1955)
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|[[Ned Price]] and  Leon Vitali
 
|[[Ned Price]] and  Leon Vitali
|[https://amzn.to/2XuNfTe 4K UltraHD]
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|"House of Wax" (1953)
 
|"House of Wax" (1953)
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|Cineric's "Oxberry Cinescan 6400 scanner, equipped with a wet gate"
 
|Cineric's "Oxberry Cinescan 6400 scanner, equipped with a wet gate"
 
"The film was scanned at 10 bit depth logarithmic to dpx files"
 
"The film was scanned at 10 bit depth logarithmic to dpx files"
 
"Daniel DeVincent, Cineric’s Director of Digital Restoration, created look up tables (lut) designed to optimize the scan of each element in order to achieve the dynamic range of 35mm black-and-white film."<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27716381_From_Grain_to_Pixel_The_Archival_Life_of_Film_in_Transition</ref>
 
 
|"Daniel DeVincent, Cineric’s Director of Digital Restoration"
 
|"Daniel DeVincent, Cineric’s Director of Digital Restoration"
 
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|[[Grover Crisp]]
 
|[[Grover Crisp]]
|[https://amzn.to/2ACEKMC 4K UltraHD]
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|"The Sound of Music" (1965)<ref>https://library.creativecow.net/wilson_tim/FotoKem-Sound-of-Music-Restoration/1</ref>
 
|"The Sound of Music" (1965)<ref>https://library.creativecow.net/wilson_tim/FotoKem-Sound-of-Music-Restoration/1</ref>
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|Michael Daruty
 
|Michael Daruty
|[https://amzn.to/2TZE7ni 4K UltraHD]
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|[https://amzn.to/2TZE7ni UltraHD 4K]
 
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|"The Ten Commandments" (1956)
 
|"The Ten Commandments" (1956)
|"This is a brand new restoration made from a 6K scan of the original film negatives and takes full advantage of the production's VistaVision cinematography"<ref>https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Film_Restoration/Paramount/The_Ten_Commandments/Charlton_Heston/Michael_S._Palmer/Cecile_B._DeMille/High-Def_Digest_Takes_a_Trip_to_Paramount_to_see_Behind_the_Scenes_of_The_Ten_Commandments/6201</ref>
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|6K scan,
 
Scan and Record Manager: Chris Gillaspie
 
Scan and Record Manager: Chris Gillaspie
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|Motion Picture Imaging
 
|Motion Picture Imaging
 
Prasad
 
Prasad
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Compositor: Valerie McMahon
 
Compositor: Valerie McMahon
 
|Jan Yarbrough
 
|Jan Yarbrough
|Ron Smith<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/he-just-restored-the-ten-commandments-now-ron-smith-wants-to-hear-from-you-what-paramount-films-yo.303596/page-2</ref>
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|Senior Producer: [[imdbname:0219873|Daphne Dentz]]
Senior Producer: [[imdbname:0219873|Daphne Dentz]]
 
 
Producer: Billy Patten
 
Producer: Billy Patten
 
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|Danny DeVincent
 
|Danny DeVincent
 
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|"To Catch a Thief" (1955)
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|"''6K 16-bit scan of the original VistaVision negative, making it the first time the original negative has been directly sourced for a home entertainment release"''<ref>https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/052620-1430</ref>
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|Andrea Kalas
 
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|Film Foundation
 
|Film Foundation
 
[[Ned Price]]
 
[[Ned Price]]
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|"Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)
 
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|"To Catch a Thief" (1955)
 
|"''6K 16-bit scan of the original VistaVision negative, making it the first time the original negative has been directly sourced for a home entertainment release"''<ref>https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/052620-1430</ref>
 
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|Andrea Kalas
 
 
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|Andrea Kalas
 
|Andrea Kalas
 
Laura Thornburg (Executive Director Preservation at Paramount)
 
Laura Thornburg (Executive Director Preservation at Paramount)
|[https://amzn.to/2Mr5p1G 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"The Seven Samurai" (1954)<ref>https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/744265.html</ref><ref>https://kotaku.com/the-seven-samurai-looks-glorious-in-4k-1761457283</ref>
 
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|Tokyo Lab, "Use MTI's restore software to correct scratches and dust, shake the screen, and adjust grain."
 
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|"The Maze" (1953)
 
|"'''Laura Thornburg''' and '''Andrea Kalas''' at the Paramount Archive provided access to the camera original 35mm elements. The 4K scans were done at PRO-TEK in Burbank, CA."<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/kino-lorber-insider-read-guidelines-post-3.355034/page-28</ref>
 
|Thad Komorowski
 
|Greg Kintz
 
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|"Wings" (1927)<ref>https://jservin85.wordpress.com/preservation-and-restoration/restoration-of-wings/</ref>
 
|"digitally scan the duplicate negative.  This was done at 4K resolution"
 
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|Technicolor
 
|Laura Thornburg
 
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|"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)
 
|" The original negative had been scanned at 4k – full resolution – which without the analogue cover of generations of dupes from original to theatrical print, made matte lines and effects a bit more obvious than they had original been on screen."<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/while-we-wait-for-a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-in-blu-ray.317114/</ref>
 
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|Andrea Kalas,
 
Laura Thornburg
 
 
Jeff Cava
 
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|"Apollo 13" (1995)
 
|"35mm camera negative was scanned at 6k resolution"<ref>https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cannes-classics-2015</ref>
 
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|NBCUniversal StudioPost
 
|[https://amzn.to/2zXnphD 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"Citizen Kane" (1941)
 
|"reconstructed from three nitrate fine grain master positives as the original camera negative no longer survives."<ref>https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cannes-classics-2015</ref>
 
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|Janet Wilson
 
|Ned Price
 
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|"The Third Man" (1949)
 
|"Intermediate film print, 2nd generation of nitrate film (non-existent original negative), scanned in 4K" <ref>https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cannes-classics-2015</ref>
 
|"restored frame by frame in 4K by Deluxe"
 
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|STUDIOCANAL
 
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|"The Lady from Shanghai" (1948)
 
|"nitrate original negative was scanned in 4K at Deluxe in Hollywood"<ref>https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cannes-classics-2015</ref>
 
|"digital restoration, part of the work completed at MTI Film in Los Angeles"
 
|"Restoration in 4K at Colorworks at Sony Pictures"
 
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|"It Happened One Night" (1934)
 
|"newly manufactured wet-gate Fine Grain Master, which had been made from the Original Negative, and was scanned at 4K"<ref>https://soundandpicture.com/2013/11/colorworks-completes-brilliant-4k-restoration-of-frank-capra-classic-it-happened-one-night/</ref>
 
|"lengthy digital film restoration process at Prasad Corporation, to address dirt, tears, scratches and other artifacts"
 
|Scott Ostrowsky
 
|Rita Belda, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Executive Director of Asset Management, Digital Mastering and Film Restoration
 
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|"Sweet Charity" (1969)<ref>https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=sweetcharitylff19</ref>
 
|"picture source element for this 4K restoration was the 35mm original negative of the roadshow version"
 
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|[https://www.universalstudioslot.com/picture-services/3337/film-restoration NBCUniversal StudioPost]
 
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|"Tootsie" (1982)
 
|Cineric, New York
 
"digital transfer was created in 4K resolution on an Oxberry wet-gate film scanner from the 35mm original camera negative"<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Tootsie-Blu-ray/44344/</ref>
 
|Prasad Group
 
|Scott Ostrowski
 
|Grover Crisp
 
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|"Spartacus" (1960)
 
|original 8-perf negative scanned on Northlight<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/607566-november-2015/35?m4=</ref>
 
|"MTI Film's Nova software was deployed for dust busting"
 
StudioPost, MTI FIlm and Prasad Digital
 
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|[https://www.universalstudioslot.com/picture-services/3337/film-restoration NBCUniversal StudioPost]
 
|[https://amzn.to/2MplzZk 4K UltraHD]
 
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|"The Man Who Laughs" (1928)
 
|"primary source element for this restoration was a 35mm composite fine grain from the Universal Studios Vault, created in 1954 from the nitrate original camera negative" <ref>https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/universal-pictures-continues-silent-film-initiative-will-restore-10-additional-titles-1025929659</ref>
 
|"stabilize and deflicker the film as well as repair scratches, warps, and dirt.  The 4K digital restoration was completed by NBCUniversal StudioPost."
 
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|[https://www.universalstudioslot.com/picture-services/3337/film-restoration NBCUniversal StudioPost]
 
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|"The Civil War" (1990)
 
|ArriScan 4K of 16mm original negative<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/607566-november-2015/36?m4=</ref>
 
Technicolor PostWorks and George Eastman House
 
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|Jack Lewars
 
|Daniel J. White
 
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|"My Fair Lady" (1964)
 
|FotoKem scan at 8K<ref>http://digital.copcomm.com/i/607566-november-2015/37?m4=</ref>
 
"original Eastman Kodak 5251 65mm negative"<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-my-fair-lady-take-two-in-blu-ray.343802/</ref>
 
|"color correction and dirt clean up was done in 4K Rec.709"
 
|Mark Griffith
 
|Robert A. Harris
 
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|"One-Eyed Jacks" (1960)
 
|"new restoration was created from the original 35mm, 8-perforation Vista Vision negative and the 35mm Y-layer separation master (to recover faded blue). These film elements were scanned, using pin registration, at 6K resolution on a Northlight film scanner"<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/One-Eyed-Jacks-Blu-ray/162187/</ref>
 
|Prasad
 
MTI Film
 
 
"negative and Y-layer files were digitally recombined using 3D image manipulation tools. The film elements were configured for A/B printing, so all transitions, such as fades and dissolves, were recreated to conform to the theatrical cut of the film. Dirt and damage removal was accomplished with a host of digital tools, including MTI Film's Nova, Digital Vision's Phoenix, HS-Art's Diamant, and Autodesk's Flame"
 
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|[https://www.universalstudioslot.com/picture-services/3337/film-restoration NBCUniversal StudioPost]
 
 
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== References ==
 
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[[Category:4K Restoration]]
 

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